Education

The Florence campus of National College (www.national-college.edu) is proud to announce the graduates recognized at the 2011 graduation ceremony. The following local students received their degrees and diplomas at the ceremony held at the METS Center on May 27.

The lodge had 52 in attendance for a dinner and fellowship. The lodge introduced Mary Ann Smith, of Dry Ridge Elementary School, who has been helping the lodge with their Back-pack Program. This program gives away food in backpacks to deserving children. If you would like to be a part of this program or would like to give a donation, contact Smith or one of the lodge officers.

A $500 scholarship was given to Andrea Clark and Edwin Dean Faulkner for their future studies.

National College announces dean’s list
National College (www.national-college.edu) in Florence has released the dean’slist for the spring terms. The following students achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.5 out of a possible 4.0 and thus achieving the honor and privilege of being placed on the dean’s list:
• Berry
Stephanie Welch
• Crittenden
Monica Elliott
Carla Newman
• Dry Ridge
Melissa Edington
Tara Murphy

NKU Grant County holds open enrollment July 19
NKU Grant County Center will hold open registration from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 19.
Academic advisors will be at the NKU Grant County Center to assist all attendees. In addition, financial assistance and testing staff will be available.
To attend, you must be admitted to NKU for fall 2011 semester. If you’re not admitted yet, go to www.nku.edu to apply.

GCHS offers registration for 2011-2012 year
• New Student Registration

Dean’s list:
• Berry
Dustin T. Auxier
• Corinth
Chase J. Perkins
President’s list:
• Crittenden
Jacqueline E. Elliott
Students making the dean’s list have a grade-point average of 3.4 to 3.79 in a 4.0 scale. Students on the president’s list have GPAs of 3.8 to 4.0. To be eligible for the either list, students must have at least 12 hours of coursework that semester.

Paula Colson looked up to her dad, Paul Watts as he was a teacher and basketball coach at Williamstown High School, but took a different road in the line to becoming a teacher.

“I always knew I wanted to be a teacher,” she said. “But, I married first and had children, then went to school.”

Colson started her trek to becoming a teacher at Kentucky State College, making a stop at the University of Kentucky, before getting her bachelor’s degree in education at Northern Kentucky University in 1985.

Catherine Pillow said she always knew she would be working with children.

For the past 31 years she has been teaching in the Grant County Schools District, including Corinth Elementary and Mason-Corinth Elementary.

Now, she is retiring after 33 total years in education.

“I think I gave it everything I had everyday,” she said. “I will take away from that the children worked hard and they learned from me.”
Pillow said she found her calling through her parents, Ruth and Edwin Hall.

Many schools in Northern Kentucky are actively shaping the health and wellness of their students and staff. The Northern Kentucky Health Department supports these efforts through its school health programming. As a part of this initiative, the Award of Excellence in School Health was developed to recognize and celebrate schools in Northern Kentucky that have policies, programs, and the infrastructure to support and promote school health.

This year, 14 Northern Kentucky schools were recognized with either a gold, silver or bronze level Award of Excellence in School Health.